Police have charged 21-year-old Breasjah Fulp with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children.

They say Fulp assaulted her 4-year-old step-daughter on multiple occasions. The child turned 5 this week.

Police say the injuries caused the child to be taken to Hershey Medical Center for several days.

According to the criminal complaint, Fulp initially told police the child became injured by falling down some stairs. Later, she admitted to lying during the interview.

Fulp then told police that the child had urinated herself and would not stop crying, so she struck her with an open hand to the head, which made the child fall back and hit the back of her head on the floor. She also admitted to dragging the child on the floor and picking the child up, and then dropping her back onto the floor.

According to an unidentified witness in the complaint, Fulp had been seen striking the child several times with an open hand while the child was seated in the backseat of a car. Fulp was also seen dragging the child by her hair and then dropping her onto the sidewalk.

The witness said Fulp also struck the child several times with a closed fist.